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Notes from the desk
Peripherals, lighting and setting up a desk that works.
Jun 2026Cooling pads, laptop stands and what actually lowers temperaturesA laptop that throttles under load is limited by how fast it can move heat out of a small chassis. Accessories can help with that, but only some of them,…Read →
Jun 2026RGB lighting that does not make the room worseAmbient desk lighting can genuinely reduce eye strain, and it can also turn a room into an aquarium. The difference is mostly about where the light points and how saturated…Read →
Jun 2026Headset stands are about cable routing as much as storageA stand looks like a tidiness purchase and is often bought as one. The reason people keep them is more practical: a headset on a stand has a defined cable…Read →
Jun 2026How large a mouse pad should be, in practiceDesk mats have grown from coasters to nearly full desk width, and the size you need depends almost entirely on your mouse sensitivity setting rather than on taste. Working out…Read →
Jun 2026Wrist rests: what they help with and what they do notA wrist rest is one of the cheapest things on a desk and one of the most commonly used wrongly. The name is part of the problem: resting your wrist…Read →
Jun 2026Switch types explained without the marketingMechanical keyboard switches are sold with colour names that mean different things depending on who made them, which makes comparison harder than it needs to be. Underneath the namRead →
Notes from the South Williamsburg counter
Practical notes about PC gaming peripherals and desk setup, written by the people who stock it.